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Chapel Fields One of Bob Warburton’s slides. Photo taken from Strawberry Lee Lane with The Cricket in the lower right and Road running left to right, with Chapel Fields in between. The fields are almost clear of bushes and the sledging run that we enjoyed as youngsters shows beautifully in this colour shot. The challenge was to clear the path and get as far as Needham’s Dyke at the bottom. Great memories. The Cricket was sporting it’s ‘Ward’s Brewery’ livery in those days – probably about 30 years ago.

Totley Residents Association Update We had our first meeting of 2013 on Wednesday, January 9th, and were joined by Councillors Colin Ross and Keith Hill. We would like to thank them for their continuing support. Roger Hart also attended and spoke to us about Traffic and Parking Issues; he informed us of The Streets Ahead Roadshow which was held at Abbeydale Sports Club on 15th January. A TRA Committee Member also attended. Our next Farmers’ Market/Spring Fair will take place on Sunday, 17th March 2013 from 11am – 3pm at Totley Rise. We have a very broad Database of Stallholders; however, we are always looking for new ones. If you are interested in being involved, a Booking Form will be available to download from the Totley Independent website, or contact Hetty Moran on [email protected]. If anyone is able to help deliver flyers for this event around the Community please let us know. The AGM has been set for Monday, 15th April 2013, 7pm at Totley Library. We will welcome people who would be keen to join the Committee and give a little of their time. Meetings are once a month. We wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous 2013. Dave Spivey, Vice Chairman. Hetty Moran, Secretary. TRA. TOTLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Farmers Market, Totley Rise, Sunday 17th March 11am-3pm TRA AGM - Totley Library, Monday 15th April 7pm

2 CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER Once again the allotment people had a get together thanks to Alan and Bridget. However this time we met HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. I do hope you enjoyed at the Shepley Spitfire, slightly warmer inside than on the festive season and are now merrily making the allotment site this time of year. Obviously the snowmen and women in the garden!!! No, me topic of conversation was about next year’s neither, I am sticking by the fire and keeping warm. preparation and planting, but concerns were also We certainly ended 2012 on a high note; you came in raised regarding drainage. With so much rain that has your droves to our Christmas Fayre and raised £268. fallen this year, this is a huge problem for some plots The cake stall was a fantastic success as were the rest and very disheartening. of the proceedings. A big thank you to all involved. We were also pleased to receive a generous donation from Totley Independent and also St John's Church - thank you so much for your generosity. The weather has meant that several of our clubs have had to cancel, so we are really hoping that by the time you are reading this article the snow will be long gone. There will be buds on the trees, and the crocus, etc will be pushing through to let us know that Spring is just round the corner. To brighten us all up we are holding a COFFEE MORNING on SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY at the CROSS SCYTHES BASLOW ROAD from 9.30 to 12noon. There will be a raffle and everyone will be welcome. We are all hoping the snow will have gone by then!! All of you please take care and stay safe. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the coffee Some better news is that the Council are undertaking morning. to address the problem and work should hopefully Felicity Revill, Chair start the middle of January, to install drainage. HAPPY DIGGING

Marlene Marshall.

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS FOR TOTLEY HISTORY GROUP

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27TH. TOTLEY LIBRARY, 7.30PM Postponed from January due to snow. John Clarke talking about the History of Penknife and Cutlery Making in WEDNESDAY MARCH 27TH, TOTLEY LIBRARY, 7.30PM Family Photographs as a Social History Talk and slides by Paul Cutts Members £2, Non Members £3 All Welcome

Councillor Surgeries Liberal Democrats: 2nd Monday in the month 6.00-7.00 p.m., Totley Library, Baslow Road and 2nd Saturday in the month from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon, Dore Old School Hall, Savage Lane, Dore Contact details: Keith Hill 235 2289 Email: [email protected], Colin Ross 235 1948 Email: [email protected] Totley Independent Joe Otten 230 3290 Email: [email protected] We hope you like this colour format of ‘The Indy’. Last issue we introduced our ‘trainee journalist’, Ruth Dacey. There are further changes to this issue, and Totley Independent Website:- we will also move to issuing every 2 months – 6 issues a year instead of 10. www.totleyindependent.co.uk

3 Hartingtons Celebrates Its School of Food’s First Anniversary! “Hartingtons is all about fun, creativity and the theatre of food” Originally set up by food lovers Chris and Julie Horne at the back end of 2011 to hold food fairs, the Bakewell business has also transformed into a school of food offering a superb range of Artisan skill based courses. Hartingtons celebrates its year anniversary of the unique and diverse range of classes and both Chris and Julie are delighted by the success and high demand they have received, with people travelling from all around the country to visit and try one out for themselves. The school of food and events business is housed within a converted saw mill close to the centre of the charming Peak District town of Bakewell which is ideally located for day trippers to the town to do a short course or attend one of the food related events as part of their day out. Be prepared to be amazed by the cooking facilities as the workspace is fully kitted out with state of the art equipment and technology. The room also offers a fantastic setting to your cooking experience as it is a beautiful, bright space with light flooding in through the floor to ceiling windows showcasing stunning river side views. The food courses are run by food specialists with the majority also being local experts, this means that the classes are of the highest quality! There is nothing they don’t know in their field of cooking expertise and advice can be given about the surrounding area including where the best local food and produce is available. The T.I. caught up with owner and Totley resident Chris Horne to find out more about the classes on offer and what 2013 has in store. What classes do you find to be the most Cornish Mackerel, Seabass, Plaice from Cornwall and popular? Christian will also demonstrate how to deal with live Leading up to Christmas we had high demand for the lobsters. You will be shown how to use the meat from Beer Brewing courses, although we are waiting to whole fresh lobsters combined with tarragon to see if this continues into the New Year with people on produce Lobster Sausages along with a fresh lobster a detox! A class that is popular all year round is sauce made from the shell and trimmings. I would Bread Making, and a special course that is becoming definitely book on this expert class very soon as more in demand is Cheese Making. We are one of virtually all our classes between January-March have only four places in the country including the renowned already sold out! River Cottage that offers this so it’s a really unique One of our most traditional and enjoyable courses is and unusual one to try. the Bakewell pudding Experience, where you learn All the classes we run fill up quickly and we do have to make your very own under the expert tuition of limited spaces. The majority of the cooking courses Marion Wright, master baker and owner of have a maximum of 12 places, this may seem small Bloomers, makers of the acclaimed original Bakewell but we want people to get the most out of the Pudding. On this short course, under the expert teaching when they are here. This group sizing means tutorship of Marion, you will make your own authentic that people get to know each other better and Bakewell Pudding to take home and share with family importantly our food experts can have one on one and friends, so no need to go out and buy one! This contact with everyone easily. I’m so delighted with course is ideal for both individuals and groups who how popular all our courses have been and we have want to learn something about the unique baking people visiting from places all around the U.K. What’s heritage of our great baking nation. great about Bakewell is that it’s a fabulous place to Can you give us some information about your stay so when people travel from afar they can collaboration with Sheffield’s celebrated combine a course with a weekend or mid-week break. restaurant Nonna’s? We are very excited about this as the chef’s from Nonna’s are so passionate and amazing to work with. A very special course they run for us is Italian Regional Seasonal - Emilia – Romagna. The specific home region for Nonna’s cooking is Emilio Romagna, which is the broad region that borders Liguria, Lombardy and Tuscany in the north-west of Italy and cuts over to the Adriatic coast between the Veneto and Le Marche. It is one of Italy's most Is there a particular class you would prosperous areas and home to some of the country's recommend? most appealing cities, including Bologna, Parma, We are running a fantastic Fish masterclass on the Modena and Ferrara. Even Italians from other regions 19th of April lead by acclaimed chef Christian admit that Emilia-Romagna has the best food, Szurko, who is the owner of JH Manns based in especially its ham and cheese – more lyrically known which is one of the largest specialist as prosciutto di Parma and parmigiano reggiano. fishmongers in the North. This is the perfect course What Nonna’s has done for us is to incorporating for those who love eating fish but are unsure how to some of these historic cities which produce such prepare fresh raw fish and transform it into great fabulous tasting Italian food into four inspiring tasting meals. Christian who has worked at the Ivy in seasonal dishes. On the day you will be working London is passionate about showing people how you alongside Nonna's chefs to produce the dishes; can cook British fish to create simple but mouth Gnocco fritto with Proscuitto de Parma, Squash Ravoli watering dishes and during this full day hands on with parmesan and sage butter, Cotecchino (local cookery course you will learn all the knife skills sausage from Modena) with lentils and Baked Lemon needed to prepare fish prior to cooking. It really is a and Ricotta torta. It is a lovely menu and beats a bog brilliant course and you will be cooking with the finest standard Italian cooking course any day because you ingredients provided by Hartingtons such as a whole

4 Contact are working directly with ingredients from the specific Web site: www.hartingtons.com region and really learning about what you are Email: [email protected]/ creating! Telephone: 01629 888 586 What lies ahead for 2013? Post: There are a few new ideas that we are looking to Hartingtons Ltd, 1st Floor Rutland Mill, Rutland Mews, forge ahead with. For instance we want to start a Coombs Road, Bakewell, DE45 1AQ Food Blogging Course; this would be for those people who have a passion for food and writing. The one to two day course will aid those wanting to set up Totley Scouts their own blog and looking at the stages they need to Great news. Our Scout Group is growing. We now go through. We will be asking professional and expert have meetings 4 nights a week. food bloggers to run the course, so it will be packed Beaver Scouts (for 6-8 years olds) on Tuesdays from with all the top tips of the trade concerning food 6:30pm until 7:45pm. writing. We also hope to include food photography in Cubs Scouts (for 8-10½ year olds) on Wednesdays the day and this can help when featuring your own from 6:30 until 8pm; and also now on Thursdays from recipes on a food blog. 6:30 until 8pm. And Scouts and Explorer Scouts (for Another exciting project we are looking into is helping 10½ – 16 year olds) on Fridays from 7:30pm until people set up their own Artisan Food Business. 9:15pm. We work on a day to day basis with Artisan food The Thursday Cub night has only been going for a few producers so we want to draw on their expertise. So weeks and was started because we had to much for instance if you have a love for bread making or demand from children for one night. cake baking and want to take it that step further we If any boy or girl is interested in joining any of the will show you how to turn it into a business. We are groups please come along to find out more and try a hoping to run an intensive course for two or three session or two to see if you like it. Of course we do days teaching people. This would include looking at need your parents permission, so ask one to come how you comply with all the necessary regulations, along too to find out more. We are next to the woods how to market and package yourself, and making the off Aldam Road. best of all the available resources. We also have a Don't forget we also need adult helpers to comprehensive database of Artisan producers and ensure that we can continue to provide exciting contacts are crucial for any business. All these vital activities for the children. Please let me know if stages can take an individual an age to work out by you can help. Our existing leaders find it very themselves and at times it may seem impossible, but rewarding, but need help to be able to do more. at Hartingtons we want to be able to turn life time Our Scouts and Explorers sometimes also have dreams into a reality and help get businesses off the 'survival days'. The last one was on a Saturday in ground and running! January. One of the few when the weather wasn't too And finally I’ll briefly mention our Gourmet Supper bad and we took full advantage of our huts location Club, this will be where an expert chef is in the next to the woods and the Totley Brook. One of our kitchen for one night only and they cook a six course Scouts (George age 11) has written a little about it. taster menu, which is unique to that event. It will The survival day is great fun where we learned how to always be a very special evening to remember and it use our penknife’s properly and make fires to cook. is a very social night as around 20 people can be We have only done 2 so far but we have only just booked in so it’s great for groups to come along. At started doing it but it is really fun. The first time we the end of January the Gourmet Supper Club did it we cooked fish, we had to gut it but I won't go introduces; 'Lumière' which provides an in to too much information about that, and the second experimental menu prepared by David Neville, time we cooked kebab, both over a fire we made. Also owner and chef of El Toro the leading Sheffield Tapas we have time to go on the rope bridge and the ladder Bar. The experimental international menu includes over the river so sometimes you may get wet. For the classic French, Spanish and English influences with all fires we chop the wood up for them and start them food and wine included in the price. This particular with flint sticks. Best of all at some point we get a hot event has sold out very quickly but we will be holding chocolate. an equally spectacular night in March and the Plenty of other varied activities are organised for the following months, so please get in touch if you are children. We take advantage of the woods and river as interested or want any more information. well as our own equipment and facilities. We even What do you put your success down to? have our own climbing wall. Later in the year all the Well in all honesty both Julie and I have been amazed sections will be able to go camping as well. by the demand, especially for the courses that Please let us know if you would like to help; Hartingtons runs. We never expected such a huge either every week, occasionally, or even just to success in our very first year so we want to thank try it first to see if you would enjoy helping out. everybody that has helped us make it this far! It’s Richard Frost, really humbling to see that people visit us from all Chairman over the country and we have received such 1st Totley Scouts wonderful feedback. The progress we have made is [email protected], 0114 236 3603 phenomenal, and I have learnt so much, it has been very hard work but completely worth it. Here’s to another fantastic year for Hartingtons of Bakwell! Cross Scythes A full list of Hartingtons of Bakewell cookery courses Coming Soon to The Cross Scythes Hotel and for 2013 and more information about the organization Restaurant A new outdoor patio area with Astroturf can be found on their website. Surface, new tables and seating with LED lighting this Reporter: Ruth Dacey should be ready for the better weather arriving.

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6 SHEFFIELD CRICKET LOVERS’ SOCIETY Meetings take place in the Pavilion at Abbeydale Park Sports Ground, commencing at 7.45pm. We are always pleased to welcome visitors and new members, and the spring programme is printed below.

Thursday 31st January REVIEW OF THE SPORTING YEAR – ROBERT JACKSON, former BBC Radio Sheffield, chairs a panel of sporting journalists, including KEVIN HOWELLS, ALAN BIGGS & RICHARD FIDLER Monday 11th February Two Course PEA & PIE SUPPER EVENING with CCC Senior Coach and former Australian bowler JASON GILLESPIE Tickets £12 each Monday 25t February PETER WILLEY, former player and now a first class umpire (NB AGM on this evening at 7.30pm) Wednesday 13th March QUIZ EVENING Monday 25th March HARRY PEARSON – award winning cricket author Thursday 4th April PAUL SHAW – ECB Women’s and Girls’ High Performance Manager Monday 15th April MATTHEW WOOD – former Yorkshire batsman Monday 22nd April 53rd ANNUAL DINNER – Baldwins Omega 7 for 7.30pm prompt Chief guest speaker former Captain ALEC STEWART OBE, comedy from DAVID KENDALL. Tickets £35 each.

For any further information please contact the Secretary Mr David Drabble on 01246 416145

Percy Rickard engineer Percy Rickard's talent for engineering showed itself early in his life. Born in Derby in 1859, the third child of six to William, a silk manufacturer and Marianne, Percy attended the local grammar school. At 14 his engineering career started with an apprenticeship at the Derby Locomotive Works of the . He worked his way through the workshops and drawing office and in his spare time attended classes in science and art. At 18, he went to work in Nottingham on the construction of the Nottingham and Melton branch of the Midland Railway. A couple of years later, he moved to the drawing office of the and Yorkshire Railway Company where he was entrusted with making surveys and contract drawings for major engineer projects. The most important of those being for an iron bridge carrying one of the main roads over the Victoria Station and for plotting the depth and direction of the currents in the Fleetwood Channel as part of it developed as a major port. On the 13th September 1887, Percy Rickard and Elizabeth Teresa Jones were married in Islington. Elizabeth was born in the Mill End Road in 1866. She was the eldest of the nine children of Fredrick and Sarah Jones. Her father was a stonemason who was born, worked and died in the St. Pancras area of London. In 1888 Percy was again working for Midland Railways this time as Resident Engineer of the Dore and Chinley line. He and his wife and young son, George, lived in Totley Grove. They had two servants living in the house with them, Emma Wilson, cook and Emma Cooper, nursemaid. In Gardener's Cottage, (now called Juniper Cottage), their gardener, Thomas Bowley lived with his wife, Kate and their young son, Robert. During the construction of the tunnel, the area around her three children and a general servant. She Totley Grove was very different from the semi-rural described herself as a widow living on her own means. retreat it is today. The house is just north of the After the First War, she appears on a passenger list entrance to Totley Tunnel and the spoil heap from the for Canada. She died in Ontario in 1951 aged 85, tunnel covers the field at the junction of Penny Lane leaving her entire estate of £445 to her daughter. and Hillfoot Road, putting Totley Grove at the centre Apart from this mention in her mother's will, no other of a major construction project. In fact the proximity information about Elizabeth Teresa M Rickard has of the house to the workings of the tunnel was a come to light. contributing factor in Percy Rickard's death. George Rickard married and was living in New Jersey The summer of 1893 was very hot and the living in 1930. He died at Niagara Falls, New York State in conditions for the navvy workforce and their families 1937, aged 48. were primitive. There was no water supply or sewage His brother, Hugh Percy fought in both World Wars. In system to the navvies' huts which drained into the First War as a private in France with the 7th Needham's Dyke; described in Percy Rickard's Canadian Infantry Brigade; and in the Second War as obituary as a running sewer. Typhoid swept through a General in the Royal Artillery. He was a prisoner of the workforce. There were so many deaths, that mass war in Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf, Poland in 1942. graves were used to bury the dead in Dore In January 1894, The Institute of Civil Engineers Churchyard. Percy Rickard was one of the victims. He demonstrated its regard for Percy Rickard's died of typhoid in Totley Grove on 31st October 1893 engineering talent by organising a reading and aged 34 years. It was thought at the time that as discussion of his paper, Needham's Dyke ran through the grounds of his "The Tunnels of the Dore and Chinley Railway". You house, Percy had contracted the disease from its foul can see a copy of this paper in the Sheffield Local water. Studies Library. At the time of his death, Percy and Elizabeth had If you would like to see pictures of old Totley and read three children. George was 4 years old; his sister, more about the history of Totley, the Totley History Elizabeth 2 years and their baby brother, Hugh, 11 Group website is the place to go. months. In the census of 1901, eight years after www.totleyhistorygroup.org Percy’s death, Elizabeth was living in Bakewell with Christine Shimell

7 Club’s Centenary Year “Where Friendliness is Par for the Course” This year sees Dore and Totley private members Golf Club celebrate its centenary year. A dedicated group of golfers formed the club back in 1913 and despite being located in Bradway the club is named after the local railway station. This was due to the fact that at the time this was the best means of travelling beyond the city limits. The course was originally designed and laid out with advice from Alistair McKenzie (who also designed Augusta National in Georgia) and Mr A.S. Turnell and today the club extends over a gently rolling landscape that stretches from the south- eastern edge of the city into open countryside. The Golf Club is prestigiously steeped in history and tradition with much celebrated memorabilia on display; the (Four officers raising the Centenary flag: Madam Lady President centrepiece being the Ryder Cup jacket, Mary Diskin with President Dennis Hodgson on the left and Captain clubs and other mementos from Arthur Tony Diskin and Madam Lady Captain Rachel Swift on the right.) Lees who represented his country on four occasions. Former professionals at the club, include the internationally acclaimed Pete Cowen, who has coached several top European circuit players, including Thomas Bjorn, and . The Club now boasts 23 holes that combine the 18 original holes and perhaps the most significant development in its history- five completely new ones completed in May 2005. The Club is the perfect place for relaxation for golfers, visitors, societies or corporate clients as it offers stunning panoramic views of Derbyshire and the Clubhouse offers restaurant service, various lounges, a spacious bar and full sized snooker table. For the keen golfers there are excellent changing facilities, practice areas and a well stocked Professional shop which offers custom fitting on the latest equipment from their experts. The T.I. caught up with some of the Club with a centenary twist. It’s a really brilliant night for committee members to find out more about the all the members of the club and it’s a great Centenary Celebrations and what the future opportunity for everyone to get dressed up and have holds... a brilliant time celebrating Dore and Totley Golf Club’s What Centenary events are you looking forward special year. to this year? Competition wise the biggest event we are running is Peter Mozley (Chair of Centenary Committee): We the Centenary Festival of Golf that will be taking have had a very exciting start to the year already as place in early July, this is held every year but this one we teed off with the official raising of the Centenary will be extra special for all the competitors. The Flag in early January. The flag was raised by Club festival is run over a week and will feature a Seniors, Captain- Tony Diskin, assisted by President- Dennis Mixed and Gents Open and will be fabulous to Hodgson, Madam Lady Captain- Rachel Swift and compete in or watch and we are hoping that there will Madam Lady President- Mary Diskin. It was a very be an extra special atmosphere. proud moment and is wonderful that this club has Looking ahead what aims for the club do you made it to its centenary year. We will be having all have in the future? our usual competitions that we run but all of them this Gregg Roberts (Professional): for the club as a year will have a centenary flavour to them which adds whole we are looking to recruit junior members, as something special when competing for the players. they will be the future here at the club. We are Barry Symonds (Vice Captain): developing coaching programmes at the moment for We want to share our celebration with other clubs so specific junior programmes and in early spring we are something special that we are offering is fellow looking to hold free taster sessions for anybody to Centenary Club Courtesies subject to a reciprocal come along and give it a go! This free trial session arrangement, so members from other Centenary will be great to see if you have an interest in the Clubs across the country can come and visit for game and I promise it will be fun. courtesy rounds. This is great for improving relations Mel Fox (Marketing Director): We really value every between clubs and it is always nice to visit other member that is already a part of this club but like any courses. We have this agreement with a lot of clubs other golf club we are always on the lookout for new including; Davenport Golf Club- Cheshire, Garforth members. The future does lie with youth coming Golf Club- Leeds and Lytham Green Drive Golf Club- through, and we have two excellent teachers here Lancashire. that can coach players through. Players will benefit Tony Johnson (Director): One of the biggest events from all our excellent facilities and we have a bespoke we are all looking forward to celebrating this year is practice area set away from the course which really the black tie Centenary Dinner Dance on Saturday helps players technique and skill develop. 13th April which is being held at St Paul’s Hotel! It’s However at our club anyone is welcome and as it’s the being attended by the President of Sheffield Union centenary celebration there has never been a better Golf and there will be the traditional annual speeches year to join. The club boasts 23 holes on a beautiful

8 course and we have the luxury Tony Johnson (Director): The future of the club of a winter and summer course looks really bright and we are always actively looking for everyone to enjoy all year to improve the club and relations with other venues. round which isn’t offered We will continue to keep our busy competition and everywhere. We welcome all social calendar and this year will be extra special. new members, whether you are Happy Centenary year to everyone at Dore and Totley a novice or a seasoned player Golf Club and remember “Friendliness is Par for and a big advantage here is that the Course” there is no joining fee which you For a full list of their Centenary Events/ get at a lot of clubs. Also we Competitons please visit their website really want to encourage ladies Reporter: Ruth Dacey to come along and play, we do Contact have around 50 already and this Website: www.doreandtotleygolfclub.co.uk/ Twitter: keeps growing year on year so Dore and Totley GC @Gregg_Pro do come along for a round of golf. Tel: 0114 236 9872/ Email: Peter Mozley (Chair of Centenary Committee): This [email protected] club is a really big part of the community and we want it to stay that way. Anybody that comes along will see Address: what a friendly atmosphere the place has and any The Clubhouse new members joining will be introduced properly into Bradway Road the club. There is always a welcome evening for Sheffield everyone so you get to meet all the committee at the club and fellow members and you get the chance to S17 4QR ‘buddy up,’ with a current member at the club so it really is a social network.

TOTLEY TO HAVE ELECTRICAL AND HARDWARE SHOP AGAIN Totley and Dore residents have bemoaned the loss of Peter Casson’s electrical shop on Totley Rise and the DIY hub of Busy Bee since they closed several years ago; and with the recession bringing devastation to the high street, it wasn’t likely that they would be replaced any time soon. But now an entrepreneurial local couple have set up shop close to the busy Co-Op on Baslow Road and are aiming to provide all your hardware needs, be that a single nail or a posh chandelier. Situated in a first floor room above the Heatherfield Club (formerly the Conservative Club) Mand Made Electrical and Hardware Supplies is run by Paul Reynolds, occasionally assisted by wife Mandy when she’s not out and about doing her electrical work. Paul is the youngest son of Danny, who was born in Shrewsbury Terrace in Totley in 1910, and Isabel; much loved and missed Totley veteran residents. Mandy is the lady electrician who has been a longstanding Totley Independent advertiser and works extensively in the S17 area. Paul comments: “the shop is only about as big as our front room, so we cannot compete with B&Q on depth and breadth of range; but then, we’re not a DIY chain. What we can offer is a friendly service and the willingness to get you what you need, without you having to drive 5 miles and spend an hour wandering around a huge DIY warehouse. We might not always be able to compete on price, but you can buy the number of screws you want rather than a sealed pack of 100 – so actually costing you less in real terms”. The shop will also be a base for Mandy’s electrician business, Mand Made. In case you’re wondering, Mandy explains “the name is a combination of my own name (friends call me Mand for short) and ‘Hand Made’ which usually denotes goods that are one of a kind and made with care and attention to detail; I always strive to give that kind of a service.” Whether you are looking for a Part P qualified electrician to rewire your house, or just need a tin of paint for the back gate, pop in and have a word with Paul. He’ll be pleased to see friends old and new – and the kettle’s always on!

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10 Having finished A YEAR OF THE ROTARY CLUB my first term as the new OF SHEFFIELD VULCAN Head teacher at The Rotary Club of Sheffield Vulcan is part of the Totley All global family of Rotary International and works under Saints, I can the motto of, “Service above Self” – and does this safely say that with fun, fellowship and common aims. I have found In 2012 we have raised over £4000 by organising a the whole sponsored Wye Walk in the Peak District and a Golf community to day. We have collected for a variety of charities at local be the warmest & most welcoming that I have ever supermarkets and have given time to help steward at known. I have worked in several schools in Sheffield - the Sheffield half-marathon and Hall Farm but none better than here in Totley! Fayre. My first job at TASS, was to work with the staff on the Since 2000, over 10,000 bulbs have been planted by whole school vision in order to decide where we were the club in more than a dozen locations, mainly in the heading as well as what values would underpin our West and South-West of Sheffield and around 1000 journey together. Part of our first steps was to more were added last year. As part of the national introduce a whole school system of positive rewards “Big Tree Plant” initiative, we planted over 300 trees with all children being divided up into four Merit of varying sizes and types in 5 public spaces. The Lord Teams: Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby & Emerald. This has Mayor of Sheffield, John Campbell, joined us at the served to really enthuse our children & created a real Parkwood Springs planting session. We have carried buzz as they now can’t wait to do the right thing, out maintenance work on the Round Walk, cutting show good manners, care for each other as well as back overgrown bushes and branches, digging out achieve their very best. Up to Christmas, we are steps, and generally tidying up. already two ‘Merit Treats’ in, with Sapphire & Emerald Every year Vulcan Rotary Club members give around being the half term champions winning the most merit 60 man days of effort to Samaritans Purse, a charity points. It is amazing the excitement that small merit that sends ‘shoeboxes’ of useful items and toys to cards can create alongside the weekly celebration very disadvantaged children mainly in Europe and assembly where coloured ping pong balls are given to Africa. 2012 was no exception, and we transported mark the positions of the different teams on our the boxes into the Sheffield HQ from outlying areas. gigantic Merit Board! Recognising the potential value of our future Another big change has been to build a Learning generations, we work with local schools giving “mock Culture amongst the children, whereby pupils have interviews” to help students prepare for the world been asked what they like to learn, how they like to outside. We also stage an annual debating contest.... do it, where & when, etc. Children have then been and help fund an annual school trip to the panto. asked to think about a whole host of past things that Last year we completed a major international project they have learned to do & to think about these as a for an Institute for deaf children in Indonesia. Our ‘Learning Journey’. From that, we are beginning to financial contribution was doubled via Rotary look at learning styles & how, whilst there are many International, and the local Rotary Club managed the different types to be aware of, if we know how we as installation of culinary equipment and the building of a an individual learn best, then we can learn even catering block and equipment. Those children now have better. This personalised approach is something that the opportunity to learn catering and related skills. we hope to make a lot of in order to really make the We also helped steward at the Rotary “Music In The most of our children’s time at school as well as (Botanical) Gardens” event, and again organised a enthuse them on their individual learning journeys – Christmas raffle for a number of charities. We print beginning with us, but then continuing through to the tickets, fund and deliver prizes, and the charities their life-long learning journey! sell tickets and retain most of the income. In order to optimise the time spent learning, we have This year, we look forward to seeing our bulbs flower, also made some changes to our timetable & now have our trees grow healthily, and executing new projects, an early morning ‘Book Club’ session in each class, whether for young people at home or abroad, existing whereby children spend the first half hour at school on charities and worthy local organisations, or other various reading activities throughout the week as well causes where we can make a difference via “Service as having a guided reading session with their teacher. above Self”. This is an exciting opportunity for our children with All the above and more is carried out in a spirit of vast new collections of fiction & non-fiction books camaraderie, and we have a number of social events being funded by our amazing PTA (Parent Teacher for members, partners and friends. Our meetings are Association). This, along with moving our assembly held most, but not al,l Tuesday evenings at Abbeydale time to the afternoon, has meant that we make the Sports Club (6.30 – 8.30). This normally includes a most of our best learning time as well as celebrate meal and speaker, but we know that the pressures of together at the end of the day. life mean that members cannot make all meetings. Overall then, I think it has been a fantastic start to We are not concerned with politics, gender, religion, my time at Totley All Saints & I can’t wait to see how or race – we simply want more like-minded members everything else that we have planned begins to who feel that they can “put something back” into develop in 2013!! If you want to find out more of the society and enjoy themselves as they do it. exciting things that are happening at our school, then If you are interested and want to come along as a please look at our newsletters (posted on our ‘soon to guest to one of our meetings, then look at our website be modernised’ website) or email us at ( www.vulcanrotary.org.uk) or ring our secretary Ruth [email protected]. We’ll be so Thruston on 0114 296 0208 or Alan Brown on: 0114 happy to let you know! 236 7212. Karole Sargent Alan Brown

11 Sports Profile- Joe Root Full name: Joseph Edward Root Born: December 30, 1990, Sheffield, Yorkshire Current age: 22 years Major teams: England, England Lions, England Under-19s, Yorkshire, Yorkshire 2nd XI, Yorkshire Academy, Yorkshire Under- 17s Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Off-spin History Joe Root has his history firmly planted here in the surrounding local community, as he played for the school team at , and was also coached through the system at Sheffield Collegiate at Abbeydale Sports Club. This is the same nursery that produced Michael Vaughan. He is a classically elegant, right- handed opening batsman and occasional off-spinner, much in the mould of former England captain Michael Vaughan, who also trained down at Abbeydale. Root has made extraordinary strides in his game and plays his club cricket for Yorkshire. On the international stage Root has been part of the England Under-19 squad in Bangladesh, shortly before the youth World Cup in New Zealand in 2010 and has toured with England Lions. Notably, 2012 saw him named Cricket Writer's Club Young Player of the Year and his performances over the season helped earn him a call up to the England senior squad on the tour of India. England Vs India Test Series 2012 Review reach their total of 330, before being caught and England script famous series win on Indian soil bowled by Piyush Chawla. The former England captain Michael Vaughan said that He made an unbeaten 20 in the second innings to the series victory was bigger than the 2010–11 Ashes help England secure the draw they needed to record series victory in Australia. He said of Alastair Cook their first Test series victory in India since 1984-85. that "he has led England to probably their biggest Joe Root's Test debut for England in Nagpur in 2012 achievement in many, many years." exemplified the qualities which had attracted coaches England began their winter campaign chasing a first from an early age. He began with England's sixth Test series victory in India since 1984-85. longest debut innings in terms of balls faced, 73 from Root was selected for the English Squad and opened 229 balls as he displayed the patience and the batting with Nick Compton in the warm up game discrimination demanded by a desperately slow against Mumbai XI making 28 runs in the 1st innings surface. and getting 24 in the 2nd innings. He also took the Root commented about his experience-“Playing in wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. However, it was Compton atmospheres like they are here, in front of massive who was chosen to open in 1st Test, taking the place crowds, you can’t hear a thing out there,” he says, of the retired Andrew Strauss. “So it’s easy to get lost in the game, which is Whilst on the tour, Root scored 166 for the England fantastic. You can really concentrate on what you’re Performance Programme and following this he was doing out there, which is quite relaxing.” (Telegraph) chosen to make his Test debut in the 4th Test in Results Nagpur, where at this point England were leading 2-1 Thurs 15th Nov: India V England (Sardar Patel in the series. Stadium- Ahmedabad) - India win by 9 wickets Root became the 655th player to represent England at Fri 23rd Nov: India V England (Wankhede Stadium, Test cricket, receiving his cap from former England Mumbai- Bombay) - England win by 10 wickets all-rounder Paul Collingwood. Coming in as the Wed 5th Dec: India V England (Eden Gardens, number 6 batsmen rather than his usual position as Calcutta) - England win by 7 wickets an opener, he scored 73 from 229 balls, top-scoring Thurs 13th Dec: India V England (Vidarbha Cricket with Kevin Pietersen and also helping England to Association Stadium, Nagpur) - Match Drawn

12 Looking Ahead The future looks extremely bright for the young and Space Talk talented Joe Root. Michael Vaughan, the former Rare Opportunity England captain, has called for Joe Root to open the Walt Cunningham, Apollo VII Lunar batting on England's tour to New Zealand in March. Module Pilot, (last surviving crew member). Root made his England debut in the fourth Test Will be giving two talks, on March 15th & 16th. Friday against India in Nagpur and Vaughan saw enough at Wentworth Bridge Hotel & Saturday at Carleton evidence to suggest he will be opening the batting High School, Pontefract. with Alastair Cook sooner rather than later. Details from www.space-lectures.com. The costs are, "He looked an England player from the minute he Friday, with dinner £60, Saturday £30. Walt will be 81 went out to bat in the Test match... He looks like he'll on Saturday 16th March. have a tremendous future with the team." (Vaughan Roger Hart ESPN)

Career Stats Batting and fielding averages PUZZLE CORNER All the K’s One day when consulting my dictionary I was surprised to see the "K" section occupied only 18 pages of the 1790 total. Nevertheless many names of people, places, plants and animals begin with the letter K. Can you identify the K words in the following?

1. Author of “Three Men in a Boat" - Jerome K. Jerome. 2. Famous Victorian Engineer - Isambard K. Brunel. 3. Irish illustrated book of the Gospels - Book of - 4. Australian arboreal animal - 5. New Zealand bird - 6. A loose robe with wide sleeves – 7. Highest mountain in Africa – 8. Largest living lizard – 9. Plant known as Jew’s mallow - 10. Capital of Nepal -

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14 Farming Scene Slugs, nats, midges and foxes It is official, this year has been the 2nd wettest on record! To many people this will simply be a passing statistic that has little bearing on their lives or finances. Most people work indoors these days, so the only time that the weather affects them is during the journey to work or what activities they do at weekends. For those of us who are constantly battling the weather, whether farmers, builders, civil engineers or landscape gardeners, it has been one long struggle to get our work done, often in appalling conditions Work schedules have slipped and costs have risen. These businesses will be hit financially as will consumers when the effects feed through into product and service prices. As an example, UK potato production is 25% down this year, leading to a doubling of price to £300 to £400 plus pounds per tonne. Imports from European countries are being brought in to meet demand and to supplement the shortfall in production here. Meat, milk and egg prices will have to rise substantially if producers are to survive financially. The red deer off the moors are moving back onto their winter feeding grounds in the fields around Totley. Up to 20 animals have been seen on our or John Bramall’s land recently. Although nice to look at, they do knock down stone walls and fences, as well as damaging trees, particularly young saplings. It would be helpful if Peak Park either force them in or compensated local farmers for their losses. Our nativity plays ran for 5 weeks again this year and once again proved a hit with schools and families alike. In one sense the weather was kind to us for if the amount of rain that fell had been snow many performances would have had to have been cancelled. We seem to have reached a plateau now in numbers attending. Some new schools and families came for the first time, replacing those that give it a break for a year or so. I probably should have mentioned earlier, that the wet and mild weather has been ideal breeding conditions for molluscs. Slugs and snails to call them by their common names. The slugs have never had it so good and have, and are multiplying at a phenomenal rate. On heavier soils, they are grazing off the autumn sown crops of cereals and oil seed rape. So much so, that they are putting next year’s crop yields in serious jeopardy. Some crops have had 6 or 7 applications of slug killing pellets and yet new generations appear to replace those billed. A good, “hard winter”, is required now to decimate their numbers. Similarly, this is what is needed to stop the advance of schmallenberg virus bearing midges across and up the country. Some farmers in the south of England have lost up to 50% of their November and December born lambs due to this virus. Depending on what reproductive stage the animals are bitten by the infected midge, they can go off their food for 3 or 4 days, become barren, abort or reabsorb the foetuses or give birth to badly or partially deformed offspring. Some lambs or calves are born dead, some die soon after birth, some die up to 3 weeks later. Some are born with no balance or coordination. This is soul destroying for their mothers and the shepherd or herdsmen who have to deal with this situation. They have done all they can to maximise the number and health of these offspring, only to find at the last critical moment that their efforts have been sabotaged by a midge bite! We ourselves have been hit by this virus and have lost approximately 15% of our Dorset progeny. It remains to be seen how many spring lambing flocks or spring calving herds are affected by this disease. It is known to have spread up to the Scottish borders and could substantially affect the number of lambs on the market this year and beef cattle in 2014. There is no vaccine available at the moment and there is some doubt as to whether affected animals become immune to further infection. It has to be stressed that this virus CANNOT infect humans, either by contact with animals, by eating lamb or beef or by being bitten by midges. It is species specific and does not affect people. Shepherds would be most at risk otherwise and I have yet to go off my food for 3 to 4 days, although this might be good for my waistline!! We have known for some years now that foxes travel through the farmstead overnight. They often make a point of sitting on the boundary wall of Totley Hall just out of reach of our dog. This gets her very excited and she barks at a lot of them. This wakes me up and I then get excited as well! One got a bit too close the other morning and in its hurry to get away from the dog slipped off the house roof into the deep gulley between it and our bottom yard. This very pretty, mature fox was stuck there for a couple of hours until it thought the coast was clear, when it climbed out and sauntered off up the Hall’s drive. I suspect it will keep its distance in future. Edwin Pocock

15 GARDENING TIPS FOR FEBRUARY/MARCH As the Totley Independent is now issued bi-monthly I will be giving you my tips for two months in one issue. Please take note and remember not to do things too soon. I wouldn’t want you to get things done before me. Gardeners hate February, as it’s the worst month of the winter. It’s wet, cold and windy, and the ground may be so hard that it is pointless even considering digging or seed sowing. Also, it is so damp that you can’t walk on it for fear of half the veg plot sticking to your wellies. And what makes February even more depressing is that every so often a weak sun will appear and you are deceived into thinking spring has sprung. Don’t let it kid you, because the rain and frost comes, so be warned. If we do get a mild spell however, there are lots you can do. If you didn’t finish digging your veg plot you could do this and at the same time dig in some organic material. The recent wet weather will have leached out a lot of the nutrients from your soil, so it will need to be tested and the necessary balance made right. During March, the veg patch will at last start to come to life. The atrocious weather of February should be behind us, (I hope), and the sun should be shining for longer periods. March really means that now is the time for sowing in earnest, except for the tender crops such as marrows, cucumbers, sweet corn and runner beans. Except for the aforementioned crops, most vegetables can be sown outside now, so get weaving, unless old Jack Frost rears his ugly head The greenhouse should be bursting at the seams with seedlings and plants coming along waiting for the better weather and maturing ready for planting out in the next month or so. I am cutting back a bit on the veg patch, so that I can take it a bit easier, (poor old soul). I will still be putting a few things into the Totley Show, and I expect to have a lot of competition this year due to all the keen allotmenteers taking part. I look forward to seeing lots of entries on the show bench, particularly from the younger members. Don’t forget to make a date to be there in September. Remember also that these notes are for two months so don’t get in front of yourself. FEBRUARY outside. You can do it yourself with a Flowers small kit, or send some soil to a Cut down old perennials and fork round the plants. horticultural laboratory. Addresses are Work in a balanced fertiliser such as Growmore in most gardening magazines. or well-rotted compost. Clean up rockeries, Trees, Shrubs and Fruit top dress with compost and As usual, firm in any newly planted stock, horticultural grit. Plant out which has been moved by wind or frost. Give your herbaceous perennials, but don't fruit trees a feed of high potash fertiliser. Apple, forget to protect them from slugs, as pear and plums will really appreciate this. they love Delphiniums. Start Dahlia Apply mulch around young trees and cane Tubers in warmth, (60 degrees is fruit. Prick out strawberries seedlings plenty). Later in the month, sow summer indoors and grow for planting outside later. bedding plants like Snapdragons, Begonias, Apple, pear, gooseberry and currants can be Busy Lizzy, Marigolds and Petunias, etc. They primed now, so paint any large cuts with Arbrex need to be kept warm. Sow Sweet Peas now under or similar. Established autumn fruiting raspberries glass and plant them individually in small pots or should be primed now, so reduce them to about 6 tubes, (toilet roll centres are ideal). This will avoid inches, (150 cm). Remove the tips from summer root disturbance when planting outside. Take fruiting raspberries. Prepare the ground for the spring Chrysanthemum cuttings using the vigorous new planting of Evergreens, including Azaleas and shoots being produced from the base of the stools, Rhododendrons etc., and plant out Deciduous Shrubs (Parent Plant). Root them in pots under glass. Lift and and Heathers later in the month. Prune late summer divide Snowdrops if they are a bit overcrowded as flowering Clematis. Check the tree ties are secure and soon as they have finished flowering. not chafing or cutting into the bark. Tackle any Some alpines such as Primula Denticulata, Pulsatilla overgrown hedges at the end of the month before and Hardy Geraniums can be propagated from root new growth starts. Cut them back so that the top is a cuttings. Insert an l-2 inch portion of roots in boxes of foot lower than the required height. sandy compost and place in a cold frame. Greenhouse and Indoor Plants Vegetables Feed plants only if they are flowering and only use a Digging over the plots earmarked for vegetables is a fertiliser specially formulated for pot plants. Keep must if the ground is not frozen. Start preparing Cyclamen cool and well watered, and remove all seedbeds as soon as weather permits and cover the flowers as soon as they go over. This will encourage soil with cloches to warm it up. Add lime to the soil at new buds to form. Increase humidity around least 2 weeks before sowing or planting and also work houseplants in centrally heated rooms. Spray them in a dressing of balanced fertiliser. If you have not regularly except hairy leafed plants and stand on done so already, put seed potatoes in a light airy moist gravel. Forced bulbs need to be kept cool if a frost- free place, to sprout, (chitting). Broad beans long display is required. Plant indoor Gladioli Corms can be sown on well-drained soil, but cover with a and keep them in the dark until the shoots are about cloche. Mice like these so be prepared. Sow onions an inch above the compost. Ventilation in the under wider glass if you forgot to plant them on greenhouse is important at this time, so open the top Boxing Day. Sow in individual pots or seed trays and vent on fine mild days. Remember to close them an prick out into pots or cells before the thin loop hour or so before dusk. Prune climbing plants in the straightens. lf you grow a lot of vegetables, it would greenhouse or conservatory. Cut out weak and pay to check your soil condition, particularly after all unwanted growth and trim the side shoots to within the wet weather we had earlier. The water will have one or two buds from the main stem. Remove faded certainly reduced the nutrients in the soil and this leaves and flowers from plants and keep benches and need to be brought up to scratch before planting floors clean and tidy.

16 Lawns Fuchsia and Heliotrope. Cucumber and melon could Rake and spike the lawn and apply a top dressing of be sown now in a warm greenhouse. I generally wait sand and compost. Do not walk on the grass if it is until the end of the month. Gradually increase the frosted. Order turf for putting down during the next watering of indoor plants, and feed actively growing month. plants with Potash. Liquid feed tomato fertilizer is Prepare the ground for new seeded lawns, which ideal. Put a bit of potting compost on plants such as should be sown in March or April depending on the Ferns and Aspidistras. Re-pot Cacti towards the end weather. of the month. Sow Summer Annuals for planting into General pots for a late show in the greenhouse, such as Cigar Last chance to get your mower serviced cheaply, the Plant, Busy Lizzie, Stocks, Schianthus etc. winter discounts usually stop at the end of February. Houseplants such as Maidenhair Fern, Button Fern, MARCH and Spider Plant can be divided and re-potted. Flowers Lawns If you have not sown your Annuals already then do so Deal with bare patches by re-applying turf or re- now. Otherwise, you will be running a bit late. Early seeding. Aerate and spike compacted areas. Prepare March is a good time for potting, particularly summer areas for seeding or apply turf next month. and autumn flowering ones and also those, which are Do not forget the Totley Show in September. Now is grown for their foliage. Winter flowering plants are a the time to make plans. different matter and are best re-potted as soon as Cheerio for now, Tom they have finished flowering. Sow herbaceous perennials and rock plants. These are quite easy to grow and include Delphiniums, Lupins, Gypsophilas and many more. Towards the end of the month plant Gladioli and Monbretias. You should make successional sowings over a month to 6-week period. This will lengthen the flowering time. Work in a balanced fertilizer such as Growmore around herbaceous plants. Weed other beds and start hoeing if weather permits. Dead head daffodils. Lift, split up and replant overcrowded clumps of snowdrops. At the end of the month, sow Hardy Annuals where they are to flower in borders. Lift and divide Herbaceous Perennials such as Golden Rod, Michaelmas Daisy and Yarrow when clumps become overcrowded. Vegetables Prepare early seed potatoes by exposing them to light in a cool frost-free place, (chitting). This will have them ready for planting out later in the month. Sow cauliflower, broccoli and other Brassicas in a frame. Sow spinach in a sheltered place; make a small sowing now and some more at a later date. Sow lettuce outdoors unless the weather is very bad, and choose a cabbage or another type of Cos. Sow the seeds thinly. Sow broad beans and peas outdoors, choosing an open cultivated plot. Trees, Shrubs and Fruit Feed cane and tree fruits with balanced fertilizer, and give blackcurrants a feed of Nitro Chalk. Make sure newly planted fruits are firm in the ground and apply the mulch well. Towards end of month, prune Roses down to 6 inches or so off the ground. Prune Floribundas 12 inches minimum, depending on the type. Plant new raspberry canes and strawberries, then complete the planting of tree and bush fruit early in the month. Greenhouse and Indoor Plants If your greenhouse is empty, (what a waste!), give it a good clean inside and wash down with disinfectant. If there are plants inside the greenhouse, then wait for a fine day to do this. Clear all of the plants out. Most of them will not tolerate even the smallest amount of disinfectant. The greenhouse should be filling up with seedlings and rooted cuttings. These must have plenty of light and air and temperature should be maintained to around 13 to 16 degrees Celsius, (55 to 60F), for the majority of popular plants. Take cuttings of bedding and greenhouse plants such as Heliotrope, Fuchsias, Pelargoniums, (Geraniums), as soon as they are long enough. This is around 3 inches for Geranium and 3 inches for 17

18 Local slimming expert guarantees a slimmer new you for 2013! People in Dore & Totley can look forward to a healthier, happier New Year with the help of a local slimming expert. This January Jo Elsey, who runs a Slimming World group in Totley, is delighted to reveal a brand new package for slimmers, the Ultimate Slimming Guide for 2013. The package was created to get slimmers off to a flying start after research by Slimming World, the UK’s largest weight-loss organisation, revealed that a good first week weight loss as well as regular attendance at group were the factors most likely to lead to long-term weight loss success. She says: “Slimming World has been helping people to lose weight for more than 43 years so we’ve Totley Primary School learned a thing or two about supporting slimmers to achieve their dreams, including a deep understanding Update The children at Totley Primary have been excited of the emotional as well as the practical aspects of about the start of a new year and a new term as they losing weight. If anyone in Dore & Totley is pledging have begun to new topics during class time. to slim down and become more active in 2013, FS2 – Space Slimming World is the place to be to make sure their Year 1 – Toys dreams turn into a reality”. Year 2 – Islands “This year we’ve created a brand new pack for Year 3 – Printing members that includes all of our very best advice – all Year 4 – Weather based on the latest research as well as our decades of Year 5 – Victorians experience. It combines top tips for a fabulous first Year 6 – China week weight loss, simple shopping advice, and small The Totley Primary choir have taken part in the Young swaps that will make a big difference to your waistline Voices Concert at the Motor Point Arena. This was a and help you to form healthy habits that will last a huge event as hundreds of other school choirs were lifetime, all as well as introducing members to also singing and they had the chance to perform with Slimming World’s healthy eating plan, Food professional musicians. The choir were amazing and Optimising.” did a fantastic job, all of their hard work paid off as Jo adds: “Most people who embark on New Year diets they made the school very proud. It was a magical fail within days or weeks because they follow plans moment for the children as they sang on such a big that are too restrictive and leave them feeling hungry stage with thousands in the audience. It will be a or deprived so they’re impossible to keep up. But memory for them to treasure. A big thanks to Mr Slimming World’s Food Optimising plan isn’t a diet and Paxman and Mrs Wileman for their dedication and you don’t have to count and measure everything you time with the choir. Without them this would not have eat. Instead, by satisfying your appetite on everyday been possible. foods like fruit and veg, pasta, rice, potatoes, lean Following the golden summer of the Olympics and meat and fish, which are filling yet naturally low in Paralympics and the fantastic performance of calories, it’s possible to lose weight without ever Sheffield’s own Jessica Ennis, Totley Primary have having to go hungry or feel deprived.” been keen to promote sport and in particular athletics This January, every new member will receive a copy at school. The perfect opportunity came about as Y6 of the Ultimate Slimming Guide for free when they took part in the Sheffield School Indoor Athletics join their local group. Combined with the support of Competition. The lucky children were able to use the the group, this slimming ‘bible’ will give everyone who state of the art facilities at the English Institute of walks through the doors the very best possible change Sport arena and they were able to experience what it of a great first week weight loss meaning they’re would be like to be a professional athlete for the day. more likely to achieve their weight-loss target, They all did an amazing job. Who knows maybe the according to Slimming World’s research. next Jessica Ennis will be from Totley Primary! On the And the new guide isn’t the only reason Jo believes sporting front, our internal football competition, The January 2013 is a great time to start slimming. This Lant Trophy continues and we have 6 teams eagerly January Slimming World is also launching its new competing to be the 2013 Champions. members’ mobile website, Lifeline-on-the-go, which is Each year group has also had the chance to visit King free of charge to members. The new site enables Ecgbert School to take part in different sporting and slimmers to access information and inspirational PE festivals. A great time was had by all as they had features from their smartphones 24/7. the opportunity to mix with children from the other As well as this package, new members will get the local primary schools from Dore, All Saints and support of highly-trained Consultant Jo: “I’ve lost Lowfield. Children took part in different games and weight with Slimming World myself so I know exactly had a cricket competition. what it feels like, from feeling nervous about walking We have welcomed two new members of staff, Mr into the group on that first day through to the joy of Baalbergan who will teach Year 4 and Miss Dewsbury reaching your weight-loss target. Everyone in the who will support in Year 6 and are sure they will soon group is there for the same reason – to lose weight feel part of the staff team. and become happier and healthier – and each week Finally we are gearing up for a big fundraising effort for we help and support each other by sharing advice, the Sheffield Children’s Hospital. One of our Year 3 ideas, tips, recipes and more. I’m so sure that pupils has unfortunately been diagnosed with Leukaemia slimmers in Dore & Totley will be successful that and has a long road of treatment in store. The care he anyone who doesn’t lose weight in the first four has received from the Children’s hospital has been weeks, can have their money back!” amazing and we are so very lucky to have such a great Anyone who’d like to join the Totley Slimming World hospital on our doorstep. To start the fundraising year group can pop along every Monday at 7pm at Dore & off, Mr Stewart our Headteacher is planning a skydive in Totley United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road or the summer term. If you would like to make a donation for more information call Jo on 0114 262 0523 or please contact the school or log on to: 07590 545253 or visit www.slimmingworld.com http://www.justgiving.com/CHRIS-STEWART6

19 Spring Into Action As Nina Simone sang, “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me”, the transition from dark wintry days into a lighter, brighter Spring can evoke feelings of new beginnings and new found optimism in many of us. With Christmas out of the way and a New Year begun, it’s time to look forward to a new season, a new dawn, and revitalise your wardrobe or reinvent your look. As we head into Spring, you can expect plenty of monochrome, dainty lace and prim pastels. It has long been believed that black is the most flattering colour, but let’s face it, it’s also the colour of all things macabre and is an all-to-easy escape from colour and prints. In these austere times when life can feel a little sluggish, making a few small changes to your life can have a big impact on your outlook. Adopting a fresh, bold wardrobe can give you confidence and a, “bring it on!” attitude that could boost self-esteem, brighten your day and encourage a little more positive thinking. If, like me, you are a life-long believer in wearing black for those days when you need the comfort of a fail-safe outfit, you needn’t be drastic in changing your ways. The Spring/Summer catwalks were awash with monochrome, so take baby steps with a versatile and flattering dress like those at Mango (1) and H&M (2). Zara is a key store to visit if you’re a fan of this monochrome trend; they’ve created affordable pieces that can be transformed from office wear to casual wear to party wear. These shirts (5 and 6) are smart enough to wear at work yet unique enough to pair with heels and a slick of lipstick for Friday night drinks. For those of you who are brave enough to jump into this trend headfirst, take a trip to Matalan for their collection of monochrome pencil skirts in an array of prints and patterns, such as these (above, 3 and 4). Pair them with a simple white or black top and a blazer for a bold, confident look. Above: 1. Dress £19.99, H&M; 2. Dress £22.99, Mango; I’ve always been a fan of printed trousers, so you can imagine 3&4. Skirts £12, Matalan; 5&6.Shirt, £40 each, Zara. my joy when I discovered Zara’s monochrome striped skinny jeans and cropped trousers, (7 and 8). There’s no need to be afraid of a bold print, just mix and match with plain tops or a contrasting print if you dare. This is a look that will suit anyone, regardless of shape or size; the vertical stripes and colour blocks flatter curvy and slender ladies alike, making them a wardrobe staple for the upcoming season. Add a pointed court shoe to create the illusion of an elongated leg, and a crisp white coat or blazer, (left, 11 and 12) for a luxurious finish. If you prefer a more prim and girlie look, try Miss Selfridge’s party dress (9) with an eyelash-lace body and full, black skirt, or Topshop’s collared, lace vest, (10). And if all this monochrome is leaving you with a colour craving, why not try another key trend this season? Enter: The Ladylike Pastel. Gone are the days of sickly sweet pastels which always felt wishy- washy and a little childlike. They have grown up and taken on a whole new personality, with an added kick from lace and floral embellishments thanks to Above: 7&8. Trousers £40 each, Zara; 9. catwalk kings Dress £55, Miss Selfridge; 10. Top £16, Valentino, Karl Topshop; 11. Coat £60, Mango; 12. Largerfeld at Blazer £25, Matalan. Chanel and Oscar De La Renta. To toughen up your lace and pastels, simply add a black biker jacket, dark skinny jeans or anything in leather. Matalan’s pastel green top with lace detailing (13) looks great with cropped leather skinny jeans or a sharp, black pencil skirt. For those who dare to bare, try Topshop’s yellow lace crop top for a flash of midriff and team with a dark maxi skirt. ASOS’s lilac drop-waist dress (18) is bang on trend with a black lace collar, and Matalan’s pastel pink and gold skater dress (19) has a punky, gold spike collar to add a hint of attitude. Take a leaf out of Karl Above:13. Mint top, £14, Matalan; 14. Lilac skirt, £16, Topshop; Yellow crop top, £15, Topshop; 16. Cream Largerfeld’s book and keep warm with this floral-embellished jacquard trousers, £35, Next;17. Pink peplum top with cardigan from M&S (21) and team it with anything in bead collar, £17, Internacionale; 18. Lilac dress, £42, leather, or biker-style jeans with lots of zips or studs to ASOS; 19. Pink & gold dress, £16, Matalan; 20. Stone create a contrasting look. biker trousers,£20, Internacionale; 21. Floral-embellished Accessorising your new wardrobe needn’t be a challenge. cardigan, £40, Per Una @ M&S.

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1. Keep jewellery chic and understated. A silver ring or cuff, such as these from Monki, (29 and 30) or some diamond or cubic zirconia earrings (31) will add just enough glitz whilst leaving the focus on your outfit. 2. Carry a structured handbag, giving a nod to Grace Kelly and Jackie O. ASOS has a perfectly prim mint handbag to offer (27) which would give your monochrome outfit a pop of colour and a ladylike touch. 3. Wear a bright lipstick or nail, never both with these trends. Essie’s collection of nude and pastel shades (24) are perfect if you’re going for a pale nail, while Rimmel’s sumptuous hot pink shades (28) create a perfect, bold contrast against monochrome and pastels. 4. Shoes should be simple and versatile with an air of effortlessness. These ASOS strappy sandals (22) will work perfectly on with any colour or style, or try a metallic pump (26) for a comfortable yet on-trend option. 5. Be fearless. Experiment with your look and step out of your comfort zone. After all, it’s a new season, a new dawn, a new day, try something new!

Above right: 22. Grey & white sandals, £42, ASOS; 23. Silver, white & neon sandals, £7, George @ Asda; 24. Essie nail polish, £8; 25. Floral-embellished clutch, £40 ASOS; 26. Turquoise metallic pumps, £10, F&F @ Tesco; 27. Mint bag, £35,

ASOS; 28. Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick in no.340, £6.20; 29. Ring, £5, Monki; 30. Bangle, £3, Monki; 31. Cubic Zirconia earrings, £90, Beaverbrooks.

For more style tips and trend reviews, follow me on Twitter @RosieElectro or visit my blog, The Fashion File, at www.thefashfile.wordpress.com.

February (-6.8C) and WP on 11th February (-5.6C). T Weather Report 2012 had snow falling or lying for 15 days and WP for 6 Long Term Records Broken. These are Weston Park days, one stretch being in April after an unusually records who celebrated their 130th anniversary. warm March. Two thunderstorms were recorded in T. April, June, July and August were well below the  Warmest March since 1938 average for hours of bright sunshine - all the other  Sunniest March since records began months being slightly above except for March which  Wettest April since records began was distinctly higher according to the WP records.  Dullest June since 1964 Unfortunately these are not measured in Totley. WP  Wettest year since records began recorded 1404.1 hrs. of sunshine in 2012, 1380hrs being the average. I think everyone will agree one word sums up the weather for 2012, WET;, followed by disappointing. Totley Weston Park

Even so, I’m glad I don’t live in the Sahara! The Rain for the Year Weston Park, (WP) rainfall average for the year being 2012 1482.6mm 1130.9mm 825mm. The rainfall for the year in Totley (T) 2011 765.4mm 560.4mm measured 1482.6mm and 1130.9mm for WP, the 2010 866.3mm 633.9mm wettest day being 24th November when 45.7mm T 2009 1041.0mm 927.0mm and 35,6mm WP were measured. There were 3 days in April when well over 30mm was measured along, Coldest Night with one day showing 25.6mm. May produced one 2012 -6.8C -5.6C reading of 29.5mm, June readings of 32mm and 2011 - -5.0C -3.5C 26mm followed by 39mm in July and 39.4mm in 2010 -10.0C -8.7C September. November had the wettest day as stated 2009 -5.5C -4.7C above and one day with almost 23mm. December Wettest Day measured 3 days with well over 20mm. (25mm equals 2012 45.7mm 35.6mm 1"). 2011 32.0mm 21.6mm The driest spell was in May, with 11 days continuously 2010 31.5mm 31.0mm dry. March had a spell of 9 dry days, as did July, with 2009 33.4mm 88.8mm the start of August also dry. The hottest day was 24th July with 24.5C T and 28.2C WP, but there were only Hottest Day 25 days in T in the whole year when the temperature 2012 24.5C 28.2C reached 20C or more. The warmest spell occurred in 2011 28.0C 29.1C May when the temperature was 20C or above for 7 2010 24.5C 27.7C consecutive days, with 3 spells of 3 consecutive days 2009 27.5C 28.0C over July and August. The coldest night in (T) was 3rd Vivien Filleul

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22 Local disability campaigner urges action from Nick Clegg A local disability campaigner from Totley who is the regional representative for Mencap, met with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at the Houses of Parliament to discuss better treatment for people with learning disabilities. Paul Savage, who has learning disabilities himself, and Stephen John, a Regional Campaigns Officer for Mencap received the invitation to Westminister following a constituency meeting with Nick Clegg earlier this year. They took the opportunity to raise concerns about issues affecting people with learning difficulties including employment, hate crime and social care. Paul explained the importance of this- “People with learning disabilities have to have their voice heard, and sometimes they can’t always come forward. So I am speaking for everyone in Sheffield.” Following a private 25minute meeting, Paul and Stephen were successful in getting Nick Clegg to pledge action on a number of key points.

Paul and Stephen on the day were also given a guided tour of the Commons and Lords, and special gallery tickets to Deputy Prime Minister’s Question Time. Both Paul and Stephen are set to meet again with Clegg in the New Year to check on the progress that has been made since the meeting in November.Paul commented that “we are pleased that Mr Clegg listened to our concerns but now it’s important he follows through with actions and not just words!”

Paul Savage in centre accompanied by Regional Campaigns officer- Stephen John and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

Firstly a promise to write to the Minister for Disabled people, asking her to ensure that there is enough support to assist people with a learning disability into employment. At present, just 1 in 10 people known to social services are in paid jobs. Paul explained- “this is crucial as it gives people a Paul outside Westminster in London sense of independence, I myself work a few days a week and it gives you a sense of achievement and Reporter: Ruth Dacey purpose.” For more information about Paul Savage’s campaigns Secondly, a promise to write to the Justice Minister to and Mencap visit the website www.mencap.org.uk ensure that disability hate crime is a priority for the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners. As many as 9 out of 10 people with a learning disability have been victims of crime and bullying. Stephen commented- “Paul hasn’t been a victim of The Time Travellers Up-date hate crime and bullying since he was at school, The Time Travellers are a group of keen amateur however we both know a lot of people who are Archaeologists based in the local area who are affected by this everyday and it isn’t right. It can be involved in a whole series of walks, talks and practical truly damaging to an individual and that is why the field Archaeology. issue is so important to raise and address.” Finally If you are interested in joining us for any of the Clegg pledged his continued support in pushing for activities we will be offering in our Spring Programme change in the way social care is funded. Changes are please get in touch with us. Of particular interest in needed to ensure that the system is fair, and that the up-coming Programme might be the guided tour disabled people get the care and support that they of the Arbor Low site with Ian Marsh. Ian Marsh was need in order to live independently. Stephen the University of Manchester Archaeologist who led commented that “those with learning difficulties do the dig at Arbor Low. Some of The Time Travellers not have the broadest shoulders financially in our members were involved with this dig, and Ian is going society. If someone’s benefits are cut then they don’t to be giving an insight into what was discovered, have the capability for the most part to go out and along with a tour of the site. The trip is on the 9th change that situation because in the majority of March, and is bound to be very popular. If you are situations they are reliant on others.” interested in coming along please contact Linda Paul added “Clegg at the meeting said he would rather Williamson, on 0114 2363569, for further details. see those that are wealthy get taxed extra rather than £2 for non-members, and free to members of The those who are dependent on benefits losing their Time Travellers. benefits. This is all well and good but we need all the For more details of what we do our web-site is: parties to be on board with it.” www.thetimetravellers.org.uk

23 FRIENDS OF GILLFIELD WOOD Activities and Planned Events Sunday 2nd December 2012. Practical Conservation Workday. On what was a very cold December morning, lead by Chris Roberts of Active Sheffield, Sheffield City Council, 8 hardy souls from the group met to have a go at drystone walling. However, it was quickly decided that due to the nature of the work, (not much moving around, exercise etc.), and the weather conditions, more energetic tasks should be undertaken, to keep everyone active and warm. So it was decided to clear some more brushwood, as a result of the ongoing tree thinning exercise that is taking place at the top of the wood. This involved sawing and cutting the tree branches to a more manageable size and then creating wood piles, which are the perfect habitat for birds, small mammals and mini beasts that inhabit the wood. Several woodpiles were created and once this task was completed, Chris then brewed up a cup of hot tea, using the trusted SCC brew kit, along with serving up some more of those delicious Council chocolate biscuits! After the tea break, some hazel coppicing was done to make some bean poles, which are to be sold to raise funds for the group. Approximately 6 bundles of poles were made in total, with the aim of making some more on the next workday at the end of January. Tree Thinning by Sheffield City Council Update The cutting down of the trees marked for thinning has now finished. There are still quite a few still to be removed, but because of the very wet weather that we've been experiencing lately, this has been put on hold until there is an improvement in conditions. This is because the footpath is very, very muddy and the horses were struggling to keep a foothold on the sloping path. They were also having difficulties keeping their feet on the slope in the top part of the wood. Work has now begun on improving the footpath itself, with the top soil and mud being scoured out before the hard core and new surface is laid down. The slope on the path is also being levelled out which will make it a lot easier for people to walk on. Please do go along and inspect the work being carried out and if you have any issues or concerns then please contact Dave Gash or Sally Goldsmith at the contact details below. will be limited, so please contact Dave Gash or Sally Recent Press Release Goldsmith now on the contact details below, to be The Story of Gillfield Wood included in the Survey Team mailing list. We will then Heritage Lottery Project provide you with more information on how you can The Friends of Gillfield Wood are delighted to be one help and participate in this exciting project. of the first groups in the UK to receive a Heritage Future events planned for 2013 Lottery Fund, (HLF), All Our Stories grant. For the Tuesday 5th February. next year, our project has been given £4,000 to Talk by Stuart Crofts called 'Caddisfly Magic. 7.30pm explore the archaeology of the wood - to find out just Totley Library. what all those hollows, bumps and strange stones tell Sunday 24th February. us about local people and their busy working lives in Practical Conservation day with Dave gash, FoGW. the wood in times gone by. Meet at 10am at the metal gate at the bottom of All Our Stories is a new small grant programme in Totley Hall Lane. support of BBC Two’s The Great British Story, Sunday 24th March. presented by historian Michael Wood. With HLF Practical Conservation day with Dave Gash, FoGW. funding and support, community groups all over the Meet at 10am at the metal gate at the bottom of country will carry out activities that help people Totley Hall Lane. explore, share and celebrate their local heritage. Sunday 28th April. Our group knows that in the past their wood Practical Conservation day with Dave Gash, FoGW. employed local people in managing timber and wood Meet at 10am at the metal gate at the bottom of for local industries. What makes this and a small Totley Hall Lane. number of other local woods nationally unique, is that, Thursday 16th (start 3pm), to Saturday 18th ‘whitecoal’, was made there from the end of the 16th May (finish 3pm). Sorby Sheffield 48 hour Bio- century for about 200 years. Whitecoal was used in Blitz. lead smelting and Gillfield has over 20 depressions Events planned so far: used for making it. Not only do the group want to find Thursday 16th. out more about these kilns, but also strange stones Discover Invertebrates in the Totley Brook with Stuart found in the wood, ancient packhorse routes that Crofts of the Sorby Natural History Society. Meet at cross it and to explore the shape of the pre-medieval 3pm at the Totley Scout Hut. wood by looking at clues in the fields. Friday 17th. The group aims to celebrate and share their findings Mothwatch with Frank Botterill of the Sorby Natural in publications and events. There may even be an History Society. Meet at the Totley Scout Hut, time to attempt to make whitecoal 200 years after it was last be decided. attempted! Saturday 18th. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP US TO DISCOVER THE Wildflower Survey with Barry Wright of Energyline. STORY OF GILLFIELD WOOD? Meet at the Totley Scout Hut at 10am. The project welcomes local people to join in the Bug Hunt with Active Sheffield. Meet at the Totley hands-on exploration, learning what to look for from Scout Hut at 10am. (Possible event - awaiting cost experts like Professor Ian Rotherham and Dr Paul cutting announcement at Sheffield City Council in Ardron at Sheffield Hallamshire University. Planning is March 2013). now underway to hold several archaeological training Tea, Coffee & Cakes, plus information at the Totley & survey workshops starting soon to teach us how to Scout Hut. 10am to 3pm. look for, record and interpret the archaeological Sunday 26th May. features that are waiting to be found in and around Practical Conservation day with Dave Gash, FoGW. the wood. Further details and updates will be posted Meet at 10am at the metal gate at the bottom of on the FoGW website and in the local press. Numbers Totley Hall Lane. 24 Contacts If you have an interest in the history and/or natural Parking and Traffic Issues history of the area, or would like to know more about the above planned events, then please contact either on Glover Road TRA is very aware of the problems which have arisen Dave Gash (262 0564, [email protected]), or on Farmers’ Market Days. Sally Goldsmith: (07887 383 282, We are investigating these and are in Consultation [email protected]). Also, if you would like to with South Yorkshire Police in order to resolve these become a member of FoGW, they will be very pleased matters. to talk with you and provide more detail. Hetty Moran, Secretary. TRA.

LADIES CHOIR Streets Ahead Works in the **The Shine on ladies choir is on the look out for ladies who really want to sing** Totley Zone Based at the Dore and Totley united reformed The Totley A zone works extend across 3 wards (see stunning knew church, they meet every Tuesday at map on the back page) – Totley, , 7.30pm onwards . Beauchief & Greenhill. But this is no ordinary choir Coached by Sheffield’s Across the Totley Zone we will be delivering the own Diva Liz Mack, ladies will learn to breathe, pitch following improvement works to the Primary & and move like never before . Secondary roads. Songs include. Michael Bublé ‘Crazy little thing called love’, Beatles, ‘Let it be’ etc etc. Make no mistake this Roads which are proposed to get the full works is a contemporary and lively choir and when we all get are: together we want to make a joyful noise. No previous  South experience needed. Moderate fitness an advantage.  Baslow Road What are you waiting for!!  Mickley Lane Call Liz Mack on 07921162489.  Bradway Road  Greenhill Parkway  Lowedges Road  Reney Road Works include:  Carriageway surfacing and white-lining  Footway surfacing and kerbing  Street lighting  Drainage improvement sites – Abbeydale Road South x 2 (opposite Park and Dore/Totley train station; Mickley Lane  Traffic Signal – Baslow Road outside Cross Scythes pub  Structures – bridge maintenance

Roads which are to get selected improvements are: The 97 & the 98….  Twentywell Lane – Street Lights and footway In recent weeks, local bus users from or to Totley and surfacing and kerbing Dore have endured delays, long gaps, buses arriving  Greenhill Main road – Carriageway surfacing in convoy and even non-arrivals, often in darkness and white-lining; footway surfacing and and/or in appalling weather or both!………….. However, kerbing help is at hand. Following vigorous action from the newly-formed There are also 43 trees that require replacing Totley Brook Tenants, Totley Residents Association throughout the zone: and powerful representations from your local  Abbeydale Road South –. 13 trees councillors FIRST GROUP have scrutinised both  Baslow Road – 6 trees services carefully and tried to pinpoint the causes of  Mickley Lane – 12 trees the problems.  Twentywell Lane – 2 trees As a result, they have agreed to lay on two extra  Bradway Road - 2 trees vehicles for the new schedules from January 28 2013.  Greenhill Parkway – 4 trees This is good news and may solve most of the  Reney Road – 2 trees problems. However, Cllr. Keith Hill who has met with  Lowedges Road – 2 trees local residents cautions patience. “The service runs right across the city and is nearly 12 miles in length. Timescales Driving a huge vehicle through today’s traffic is not Trees replacement February/March 2013 straight-forward and delays can happen, be it due to Signal replacement 22 February – 28 March 2013 roadworks, accidents on the route or minor shunts Street Lighting 1 March – 24 April 2013 etc. The extra buses should help even this out. Kerbs/Footway 22 March – 30 April 2013 “I greatly appreciated receiving comments from users Carriageway 22 May – 18 July 2013 of the service and would welcome feedback over the Structures January – April 2013 coming weeks. Please don’t hesitate to contact us. It is essential that we keep FIRST GROUP alert to the Please note all timescales are indicative and are issue”. Councillor contact details page 3. subject to change.

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Dore Gilbert & Sullivan

Society There I was in a world of my own, mentally preparing for the session I was about to invigilate at King

Ecgbert School, when, from a gaggle of other invigilators, came this voice…”Hi! Derek” it said, “I thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas Concert – aren’t you a talented lot!” It’s always lovely to get such feedback. You know your efforts and hard work have been rewarded and the members really appreciate such comments.

That’s all the concerts over now until the summer, and now we concentrate on our annual show which, , is Iolanthe, (or The Peer and the Peri). There is much that is still topical in this operetta which pokes more than a little fun at Parliament, the House of Lords and

MPs in general.

Once again Graham Weston is our producer and our professional MD is Andrew Griffiths who has already whipped us into musical shape, so we are expecting a show to equal last year’s triumph.

This year, through circumstances over which we had no control, we are back at The Montgomery Theatre on Surrey Street. The production will run from

Wednesday 10th April to Saturday 13th April. The performances will begin at 7:30pm on the

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with a matinee at

2:00pm and an evening performance at 6:30pm on the Saturday. Please note that the Saturday show will be a GALA evening in aid of St.Luke’s Hospice and bucket collections are being organized.

Tickets are available now from Judith Bettridge, telephone 250 7155, so don’t miss out on an evening of musical comedy entertainment. If you’ve never Scout Lottery seen a Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta then now’s the time 1st Totley Scout Group Lottery to try one. We are sure you won’t be disappointed. November Draw Derek Habberjam This is the first month of the next 12 monthly draws.

1st Prize No 33 2nd Prize No 52 £10 Hand Blender Voucher Financial Cuts The Council's budgeting committee have decided that Mrs Knight Mrs Swain

Community Assemblies will go & libraries are at risk. Milldale Road Baslow Road

The South West Community Assembly has been very December Draw helpful to us in our Ward & we must express our gratitude to The Manager, Tammy Barrass & her 2nd Prize No 10 1st Prize No 47 officer, Matthew Rush, for what they have done for Christmas Hamper £10 Voucher us. I have not heard anything about their futures. Mr and Mrs I Shaw Mr and Mrs Rolfe

Park & Ride. Stocks Green Drive The Grove

The sign which has been erected on the hoardings, A You can still join, ring Peter Casson 248 9854 to state that the Park & Ride is for Rail Users. We had register not been told this before, so a call to the Public Thank You Relations Officer revealed that the statement is Peter Casson correct. There will be a "disclaimer" notice, to advise non rail users about their use of the car Park. I have also confirmed that it will be free of charge. Totley All Saints School Re- Road Safety. Union There has been concern from residents in Totley and Bradway about the speed of vehicles, the parking of At The Cross Scythes Hotel vehicles in inappropriate places - such as at junctions Monday 25th March from.7-30pm and on grass verges - and HGV's using inappropriate For pupils who left around 1940s to mid - 1950s roads, such as Twentywell Lane, Prospect Road/Queen We look forward to meeting you Victoria Road/Mickley Lane and Green Oak Road. The Traffic Focus Group of The Dore & Totley Ward Forum have requested a meeting with the Councillors, PUZZLE CORNER Road Safety Officer, Police Liaison Officer & Solution to "All the K’s" Community Assembly Manger to investigate the 1. Klapka; 2. Kingdom; 3. Kells; 4. Koala Bear; concerns and seek remedies. A date has not yet been 5. Kiwi; 6.Kimono; 7 Kilimanjaro; 8. Komodo Dragon agreed. 9. Kerria; 10. Katmandu Roger Hart Don Ashford 27 TOTLEY & DISTRICT DIARY MONDAYS COFFEE MORNING, All Saints’ Church Hall, 10am-noon TAI-CHI, United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road, 11.30am-12.30pm RAINBOWS and GUIDES, All Saints’ Church Hall, 5.45pm-9pm SLIMMING WORLD, United Reformed Church Hall, 7pm, Jo Elsey: 262 0523 or 07590 545253 TUESDAYS COFFEE MORNING. Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall, 10am-noon KEEP FIT & COFFEE, For the not-so-young, Bannerdale Centre, Carterknowle Road, 10.15am, Phone: 258 5364 ADVICE CENTRE. Drop in service, free, impartial, and confidential. TR Methodist Church, 10am-noon CRAFT GROUP. Totley Library, 2pm WEDNESDAYS PILATES CLASSES. Dore Old School, 9.00-10.00 and 10.15-11.15. Contact Caroline - Tel: 0781 722 0324, email [email protected], www.pilatescarolinenorth.co.uk COFFEE in the LIBRARY. 10am-11.30am TODDLER GROUP. 10am-11.30am, All Saints’ Church Hall. Details tel. Andy Holmes 0114 236 2088 HEALTH WALKS. 10.30am, Totley Library foyer. Phone Tina, The Health Walk Ranger: 0114 203 9335 MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING. All Saints Church Hall, 8pm-10pm THURSDAYS BELROBICS, United Reformed Church, 9.15-10am, email: [email protected] or telephone: 07816 850132. NCT COFFEE GROUP FOR DORE TOTLEY & BRADWAY, 10am-noon, For mums & babies/toddlers, meeting in various locations, Phone Lucy Street 07837 000405 or email: [email protected] for further details CHAIROBICS. Heatherfield Club, 1.15pm PUSHCHAIR CLUB. Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall. 1.30pm-3pm. Tel. 236 3157 for further details PILATES CLASS, United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road, 6.15pm-7.30pm also new class 1.30pm to 2.30pm, Phone Emer Coffey 07792 422909 FRIDAYS PILATES, The Old School, Dore, 9.15-10.15 & 10.45-11.45am. Phone Teresa Tinklin 07906 312372 SATURDAYS MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING. All Saints Church Hall 2nd and 4th Saturdays 8pm-10pm

FEBRUARY SUN 3rd CASTLETON FARMERS MARKET, the Village Hall, 10am–3pm TUE 6th FRIENDS OF GILLFIELD WOOD, ‘Caddisfly Magic’, talk by Stuart Crofts, 7.30m, Library. All are welcome. TUES 19th TOTLEY TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD, ‘Two Queens and a Countess, David Templeman, Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall, 10am SAT 23rd COFFEE MORNING, Please come and join us at our coffee morning 9.30 to 12noon at the Cross Scythes and blow away the horrible winter blues. WED 27th TOTLEY HISTORY GROUP, Totley Library, 7.30pm, Postponed from January, John Clarke – The History of Penknife and Cutlery making in Sheffield, all welcome THU 28th SHEFFIELD FARMERS MARKET, 8.30am-5pm, Fargate MARCH SUN 3rd CASTLETON FARMERS MARKET, the Village Hall, 10am–3pm SUN 3rd MINIATURE TRAIN RIDES. Abbeydale Road South, First train 1pm – last train 5pm (weather permitting) Car Park closes 5.15pm. www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk SUN 17th TOTLEY RISE FARMERS MARKET, Totley Rise, 11am-3pm, Wide range of food and craft stalls SUN 17th MINIATURE TRAIN RIDES. Abbeydale Road South, First train 1pm – last train 5pm (weather permitting) Car Park closes 5.15pm. www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk TUES 19th TOTLEY TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD, AGM, Totley Rise Methodist Church Hall, 10am WED 27th TOTLEY HISTORY GROUP, Totley Library, 7.30pm, Paul Cutts – Family History as a Social History Talk, all welcome THU 28th SHEFFIELD FARMERS MARKET, 8.30am-5pm, Fargate SUN 31st MINIATURE TRAIN RIDES (Easter Sunday & Easter Monday 1st April). Abbeydale Road South, First train 1pm – last train 5pm (weather permitting) Car Park closes 5.15pm. www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk

213 Derbyshire Lane, , Sheffield S8 8SA Email: [email protected] 28 ALL SAINTS CHURCH Women’s World Day of TOTLEY HALL LANE Services are as normal Sundays 10am and 6.30pm Prayer Wednesdays Holy Communion 10am. To be held this year at All Saints Church, Totley, at 10.30am on 1 March. Speaker: Hilary Donnelly Service prepared this year by the Women of France "I EASTER DATING was a stranger and you took me in", Everyone Easter Sunday can fall on any date between 22nd welcome, Refreshments afterwards. March and 25th April. This year it falls on 31st March, Any queries please telephone 0114 236 3027 whereas in 2003 Easter Sunday was 20th April. How is the date arrived at, not only for Britain, but for all Messy Church western Christian cultures? Come and join us at Messy Church, held @ Totley Rise Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Methodist, and see for yourself all the fun and exciting Moon, (PFM), date for the year. things that happen at this active event. In June 325AD astronomers approximated With a themed afternoon of crafts, food and a story, astronomical full moon dates for the Christian church, there is never a dull moment. You and your family can calling them Ecclesiastical Full Moon, (EFM), dates. reap the joys of this exciting event held on 9th of From 326 A.D. the PFM date has always been the EFM February, 9th of March and every second Saturday of date after 20th March, (which was the equinox date in the month following. 325AD). Please contact: [email protected] or phone The simplest explanation for calculating Easter 07912 352543 to book your place and to let us know Sunday I have seen is: if dietary requirements or special needs are needed. 1. Divide the year by 19. Thank you. e.g. 2006 divided by 19 = 105 with remainder of 11. 2. Apply the remainder to the following table: HOLMESFIELD CHURCH

0 Apr 14 1 Apr 3 2 Mar 23 WALKING GROUP 3 Apr 11 4 Mar 31 5 Apr 18 CALTON LEES/EDNSOR WALK 6 Apr 8 7 Mar 28 8 Apr 16 On Wednesday 27th February at 10am Robin 9 Apr 5 10 Mar 25 11 Apr 13 Greetham will lead a walk starting from the car park 12 Apr 2 13 Mar 22 14 Apr 10 at Calton Lees. We will proceed up the track to nearby 15 Mar 30 16 Apr 17 17 Apr 7 Russian Cottage, then down to Edensor where we will 18 Mar 27 visit the church and churchyard, then back to the car e.g. 11 applied to the table brings up April 13th. park along the river bank. Lunch (optional) will be at This date is the arbitrary PFM which, normally, is the the garden centre. The cost of the walk is £3 and the same date in Britain as an astronomical full moon. proceeds will go to Holmesfield Church 2006 calendar shows that Thursday April 13th is the refurbishment.The cost will be waved if there is a car date of an astronomical full moon. park fee. If you would like to come just turn up on the 3. Easter Sunday is the following Sunday, April day. The walk is approximately 4mls long. Any queries 16th. phone Robin on 01246 412767.

Footnote: The above table is relevant until, and LINNACRE RESERVOIR WALK including, 2199. For the next 100 years the dates in On Wednesday March 27th Mike Ibbotson will lead a the table are advanced by 1 day, except that 18th Apr walk around Linnacre reservoirs we will meet at is superseded by 21st Mar, and so on. Hackney House Cafe in Barlow at 10am where we will order our lunch, we will then proceed to the main car LEONARD CHESHIRE park at Linnacre and after the walk return to the cafe. disABILITY The cost of the walk is £3 and the proceeds will go to Holmesfield Church Restoration Fund. MICKLEY HALL The walk is approximately 5mls long. FORTHCOMING EVENTS If you would like to come just turn up on the day. FEBRUARY Any queries phone Robin on 01246 412767. Mon.11th Chinese New Year lunch At The Fleur De Lys…. Thurs 14th Valentines lunch In November last year, 2 excellent performances of, 12 Noon, £4.00, both lunches “Pack up your Troubles”, featuring Yorkshire’s own MARCH Caroline Fields were given and well received. Fri 1st St. Davids Day lunch The setting was, “just right”, and there was a great Sun. 10th Mother’s Day lunch atmosphere at this good wholesome family Sun.17th St. Patricks Day entertainment. A wide variety of songs with famous lunch choruses delighted the audience, who also enjoyed 12 Noon, £4.00 both lunches the refreshments. Caroline Fields returns here on Saturday, 2 March for Wednesday March 27th 10am- another 2 performances. Contact Paul or Alex on: 12 noon 07944 558403 for tickets. SPRING FAYRE Try not to miss this splendid presentation. FREE ENTRY Jimmy McWilliams Registered Charity (My wife and I were in the audience and enjoyed it so No.218186 much, thank you).

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Sophie Wood: local resident, food technologist and lover of all things foody, introduces her exciting new recipe column to the Totley Independent...

SOPH’S LOAF I am starting this column to share my favourite Loaf Cake recipes with you all. Why Loaf Cakes I hear you ask? Not only does it make a good title as conveniently it rhymes with my name, but Loaf Cakes are moist, versatile and not full of sickly cream, (hmmm unlike the dreaded cupcake!). Finding a dried up morsel of sponge at the bottom of a big whopping pile of cream is really not my cup of tea. Praline Banana Loaf The first recipe is a great way to use up any unloved, old blackened bananas ... The chocolate and toasted hazelnuts create a praline flavour, which when mixed with the banana creates a delicious contrast and neutralises the banana, as many find bananas a very strong and sometimes unpleasant flavour. Ingredients: -175g Butter -170g Sugar (Half soft light brown sugar and Half golden caster sugar) -2 Free range eggs -175g Self-Raising flour -75g Whole hazelnuts - 150g Chocolate chunks (I use a mix of milk and dark but use your favourite or whatever you happened to have in at the time!) -1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract, 2 Mature medium sized bananas Equipment: - Baking tray, Loaf Tin& Grease proof paper - Sieve& large mixing bowl -Large metal spoon, Wooden spoon & Sharp knife - Oven heated to 170°C -Tea towel - Pestle and Mortar. If not a bag and a rolling pin will do Method: 1. Put the sugars and butter in the bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined and creamy. 2. Toast the hazelnuts, once lightly golden use a tea towel to rub of the skins, then grind them until they are quite fine, (the odd lump is not an issue). 3. Beat the eggs and vanilla extract into the sugar mixture and gently use a metal spoon to fold in the flour and hazelnuts. 4. Chop the banana very finely and add to the mixture along with the chocolate chips and mix briefly using the wooden spoon. 5. Spoon into a prepared greased and lined loaf tin and bake for 45 mins-1 hour or until cooked through. (Tip: Do not make the chocolate chips too chunky, they will sink!)

Look out for more tasty recipes in the next issue of the T.I... and remember: Keep Calm and Carry on Baking!!

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